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Topic: Hybrid vs Dedicated Core (Read 2506 times)

I have a question concerning the exact differences between a hybrid and a dedicated core.

I am well aware of the difference in theory (through reading the wiki), but what are the physical differences?

Is it simply a standard LinuxMCE installation without a monitor connected to it? With regards to the software, what changes need to be made to the system that makes it a dedicated core, as opposed to a standard hybrid from the default installation?

Purps,A Hybrid core is a core+media director on the one machine.As you have read in the wiki http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Core A core can start off life from the install as a hybrid but then you can choose not to start the media station via the LMCE launch manager. This machine can then be left as a headless server.

Thanks for the reply. You refer to not starting the media station - is a "media station" the same thing as a "media director"? I noticed that on the admin page, a media director (for the core/hybrid) is present - can I simply delete this, or is this not the same thing? Or should I do both?

I also understood that the "main screen" as it were (with the menu containing media, climate, lights etc) is the "orbiter" - does this need removing as well, or again, is it all the same thing? I'm really starting to get a bit mixed up with my terminology here.

No - don't go deleting the MD making up the hybrid core to create a dedicated core.Just turn off the automatic starting of those services via the LMCE Launch Manager http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Launch_Manager. Untick the box labeled "Autostart Media Station" and then save settings.